Overall Green Earthquake alert in Vanuatu on 17 Sep 2021 10:28 UTC

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M 5.8 in Vanuatu on 17 Sep 2021 10:28 UTC

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Vanuatu: Magnitude-5.1 earthquake strikes offshore of Vanua Lava Sept. 19

2021-09-19T10:01+0200garda-com (en)

Event. A magnitude-5.1 earthquake occurred offshore of Vanua Lava island at around 15:23 Sept. 19. The epicenter was about 48 km (30 miles) north-northwest of Sola. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles). Weak-to-light shaking probably occurred across northern Vanuatu , including Vanua Lava and parts of Espiritu Santo.

Vanuatu: Magnitude-5.8 earthquake strikes offshore of Vanua Lava Sept. 17

2021-09-17T13:30+0200garda-com (en)

Event. A magnitude-5.8 earthquake occurred offshore of Vanua Lava island at around 21:28 Sept. 17. The epicenter was about 52 km (32 miles) north-northwest of Sola. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles) and produced strong shaking near the epicenter and other areas of Vanua Lava.

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